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This literature review is divided into six sections. The first section briefly describes the theoretical and empirical background of debates about civil society and participation: the democratization process of the 1980s. The second s...

This Practical Guide analyses social auditing experiences around the world and extracts important lessons that intend to provide practical guidance to United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and other United Nations agencies officer...

In June 2002, President Vicente Fox (2000?06) signed a landmark transparency bill into law. The adoption of the Access to Public Information and Transparency Law (Transparency Law) was a distinctive moment in Mexican politics. - See m...

Mexico has a large public education system where the ratio of public to private elementary schools is roughly 10:1. Mexico spends more per student than most industrialized nations and yet exhibits the lowest levels of academic achieve...

Participatory Video is a methodology premised on particular attitudes and behaviors that value collective and consensual decision-making and equalized power relations, seeking local solutions to local problems, through coming together...

As governments and donors focused on increasing access to education in the wake of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the issue of learning received comparatively little concerted attention. Some organisations working in countri...

The concept of Open Government has emerged as a new public policy paradigm. It is a response to the rise of a better-informed and more demanding citizenry, which seeks to influence public service design and provision. The practical di...

J. Yeseibo
/ International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
2013

Feminist activism and civic participation can come in many forms, including theatre. The prolific playwright Stella Oyedepo is arguably one of the most visible practitioners of theatre in Nigeria today, with plays including Survi...

Published by Nazra for Feminist Studies, a group that aims to build an Egyptian feminist movement, this analytical paper examines the rights of women to public political space in Egypt of 2013, following a new wave of revolution which...

Oxfam’s Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme is predicated on the alarming inequalities women systemically face around the world. On average, women earn less than half of men, while women account for roughly two-thirds of those who...

This literature review is divided into six sections. The first section briefly describes the theoretical and empirical background of debates about civil society and participation: the democratization process of the 1980s. The second s...

This Practical Guide analyses social auditing experiences around the world and extracts important lessons that intend to provide practical guidance to United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and other United Nations agencies officer...

In June 2002, President Vicente Fox (2000?06) signed a landmark transparency bill into law. The adoption of the Access to Public Information and Transparency Law (Transparency Law) was a distinctive moment in Mexican politics. - See m...

Mexico has a large public education system where the ratio of public to private elementary schools is roughly 10:1. Mexico spends more per student than most industrialized nations and yet exhibits the lowest levels of academic achieve...

Participatory Video is a methodology premised on particular attitudes and behaviors that value collective and consensual decision-making and equalized power relations, seeking local solutions to local problems, through coming together...

As governments and donors focused on increasing access to education in the wake of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the issue of learning received comparatively little concerted attention. Some organisations working in countri...

The concept of Open Government has emerged as a new public policy paradigm. It is a response to the rise of a better-informed and more demanding citizenry, which seeks to influence public service design and provision. The practical di...

J. Yeseibo
/ International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
2013

Feminist activism and civic participation can come in many forms, including theatre. The prolific playwright Stella Oyedepo is arguably one of the most visible practitioners of theatre in Nigeria today, with plays including Survi...

Published by Nazra for Feminist Studies, a group that aims to build an Egyptian feminist movement, this analytical paper examines the rights of women to public political space in Egypt of 2013, following a new wave of revolution which...

Oxfam’s Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme is predicated on the alarming inequalities women systemically face around the world. On average, women earn less than half of men, while women account for roughly two-thirds of those who...

The Advanced Study of India is the only research institution in the United States dedicated to the study of contemporary India. Through collaborative research initiatives, seminars, conferences, publications, and outreach, the centre provides a forum for various actors to discuss and develop policy-relevant analysis related to India.

The Oakland Institute is a policy think tank whose mission is to increase public participation and promote fair debate on critical social, economic and environmental issues in both national and international forums.
The Oakland Institute’s trademark is to work in coalitions and networks to strengthen social movements, especially as we forge multi-cultural, cross-border and cross-c...

SFCG work with local partners to find culturally appropriate means to strengthen societies' capacity to deal with conflicts constructively: to understand the differences and act on the commonalities.
Using innovative tools and working at different levels of society, the organisation aims to engage in a pragmatic long-term process of conflict transformation. Its toolbox includes...

IBON provides support in research and education to peoples’ movements and grassroots empowerment, and advocacy, and links these to international initiatives and networks.
IBON initiates and implements international programs, develops and hosts international networks, initiates and participates in international advocacy campaigns, and establishes regional and country offices...

The International Foundation of Hope (IFHope) is a US-based NGO that recognises the potential of the people of Afghanistan. IFHope has been in Afghanistan since 1998 working in three interrelated areas: economic development, community empowerment, and education.

ANSA-Africa is a new network, jointly created by the World Bank and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, to advocate citizen involvement in demand-side governance initiatives.
The objectives of the Network are to:
develop cross-country collaboration on social accountability and demand-side governance initiatives
provide...

JCPP seeks to address the growing need for an ongoing process of dialogue by conducting in-depth research on issues of critical national and regional interests, publishing studies and disseminating information on key issues, and organising regular expert dialogues and seminars with participation from major stakeholders that analyse and discuss public policy with the aim of engaging the policy p...

Vital Voices Global Partnership believes in the transformative value of women's participation in society. They invest in emerging women leaders - pioneers of economic development, political participation, and human rights in their countries. Vital Voices help them build the capabilities, connections, and credibility they need to unlock their potential as catalysts of global progress.
Vi...

EISA strives for the promotion of credible elections, participatory democracy, human rights culture, and the strengthening of governance institutions for the consolidation of democracy in Africa.
EISA works in a number of programme areas, including:
Democracy, conflict management and electoral education
Elections and political processes...